Bishopstone railway station

Infobox UK station
name = Bishopstone
gridref =
code = BIP


manager = Southern
locale = Seaford
borough = Lewes
lowusage0405 = 17,128
lowusage0506 = 18,099
lowusage0607 = 24,041
platforms = 1
years = 26 September 1938
events = Opened

Bishopstone railway station is located on the western side of Seaford in East Sussex, England. The station has one platform, and train services from the station are provided by Southern, and the station is on the Seaford Branch of the East Coastway Line.

The station was opened on 26 September 1938, the same day that the nearby station at Tide Mills, East Sussex was closed. The design is similar to that of Arnos Grove tube station which was designed by Charles Holden. The original plans show that the station was designed with male and female toilets, a bookstall and a parcels office as well as a booking office.

In 1940 the octagonal tower was turned into a well disguised Pillbox (military blockhouse)

On 3 July 1940 a train near Bishopstone Station was machine-gunned and bombed by a German fighter plane. The train driver was killed and several passengers were injured.

The last member of staff to work at the station was withdrawn in 1988. Today the old booking office and parcel office is occupied by a small newsagents

The Victorian Ordnance Survey map marks a GBvosi|e=546050|n=100350|cty=|txt=Bishopstone Station a kilometre further west at gbmapping|TQ460003 at Tide Mills. That station was also called Bishopstone Beach Halt. Although it was closed in 1938 it reopened for a short time and was finally closed in December 1941.

Bishopstone Station is a listed building.

Services

The typical off-peak service is:
* 2 trains per hour to Brighton
* 2 trains per hour to Seaford

Additionally, there are two through trains to London Victoria station on weekday mornings, and one in the opposite direction in the evening.

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